Packing envelope



July 12, 1932.

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PACK I NG ENVELOPE Filed Feb. 18, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 WWJWM actozmua Patented July 12, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GUY HARDY CAMPBELL, OF SHELIBYVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE KENNEDY,

CAR LINER & BAG CO., OF SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA PACKING- ENVELOPE Application filed February 18, 1930. Serial No. 429,438.

This invention relates to a packing envelope for furniture, and more particularly to a packing envelope for chairs.

An object of the present invention is to provide a packing envelope particularly adapted for use in connection with chairs, with a view toprotecting the same in transit and as commonly nested for transportation in pairs.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an improved form of packing envelope for the protection of chairs.

A further object of the invention is to provide a packing envelope for chairs of an improved and simplified structure. Further objects will more particularly appear in the course of the following detailed description.

The invention consists in a novel construction, arrangement and combinations of parts as hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

Three sheets of drawings accompany this specification as part thereof, in which like reference characters indicate like parts throughout.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form V of improved envelope applied to a chair.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a pair of chairs nested in accordance with common practice for transportation, one of the chairs being covered with an improved envelope.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross section taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal cross section taken on line 44 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a vertical cross section showing a chair in side elevation within an improved envelope.

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan of Fig. 5, showing the chair in broken lines.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal cross section taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a perspective of a modified form of I application to a chair, the latter being shown in broken lines.

Fig. 10 is an exploded view of an envelope r corresponding to that illustrated in Figs. 1

illustrated in Fig. 13 folded into envelope form.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the legs of a chair, 2 the side seat rails and 3 the back of the chair.

The improved packing envelope is preferably constructed of heavy packing paper or the like, and comprises an envelope 4 adapted to receive the back 3 of a chair, a seat part 5 adapted to cover the seat of the chair, and an apron or skirt 6 adapted to surround and embrace the legs of the chair.

Strips ofshock absorbing material, such as felt, cotton batting, fibers or the like, are secured by glue or otherwise along the principal edges of the envelope either interiorly or eXteriorly. Thus in Fig. 1, strips of shock absorbing material 147-14 are secured exteriorly the side edges of the back enbracing envelope 4. Another strip enbraces the top of the back as at 13. Further strips 15cmbrace the sides and front of the seat, and strips 16 embrace the outer edges of the legs.

In the modified form of envelope illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, the back and seat parts 4 and 5 of the envelope are the same as in the form illustrated in Figs. 1 and 5, but in lieu of a skirt entirely surrounding the legs, angular. leg members 99 are secured to the rear corners and other angular leg members 1010 are secured to the front seat corners, these leg members each being provided with shock absorbing strips and adapted to embrace the respective legs of the chair. The preferred construction of the improved envelope is illustrated in Figs. 10 to 12.

Preferably the seat and back parts A are formed of a substantially rectangular sheet provided with laterally disposed flaps a a. This rectangular sheet is folded upon itself to form a back envelope and these overlying parts are secured together by the side flaps a as illustrated in Fig. 10.

The skirt or leg embracing part B is also formed from a substantially rectangular blank, one long side of which is cut to provide a plurality of flaps 5-6 and c-c. In assembling these two blanks, the flaps b are folded perpendicular to the main blank and secured to the under side of the part of blank A, while the flaps cc remain in the same plane with the adjacent part of the main blank and are secured to the rear face of the back embracing part of envelope A. The ends of the blank B are overlapped and secured together at the rear of the chair as indicated at d.

In the type of envelope illustrated in Fig. 12, the seat part of the blank A is provided with laterally extending flaps f-f and an end flap e, which end flap is itself provided with end flaps g-g. The lateral flaps f-f are turned downwardly perpendicular to the seat part as is the front flap 0 and are secured to the front flap by the latters end flaps 9-9, as is well illustrated in Fig. 12.

A modified form of blank adapted for use in constructing the entire envelope from the one piece is illustrated in plan in Fig. 13 and as assembled in Fig. 14, in which figures numerals corresponding to those used in Fig. 1 are employed to more clearly illustrate the relationship of the parts. blank for this purpose is constructed roughly The in the shape of the letter H, one side of which longer than the other. The long side is folded transversely to form the skirt portion 6. The short side of the H is folded transversely to form the front and back parts of the back embracing envelope while the cross part of the H constitutes the seat. Lateral flaps and 21 are provided on each of the side parts of the blank for securing the parts when folded in assembled relationship as illustrated.

Various modifications in the precise arrangement-s of the parts will readily suggest tlie'mselves to those skilled in the art but all within the present scope of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim:

U 1. A packing envelope comprising a sub stantially rectangular sheet of flexible ma- 7 terial, a skirt of similar material surrounding edge of said sheet, said skirt secured to the other edge of the mouth of said pocket sub stantially as specified.

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2. A packing envelope comprising a substantially rectangular sheet of flexible material, a skirt of similar material surrounding said sheet and secured at three edges thereto, a pocket having a mouth defined by two edges, said pocket being coextensive with and secured by one edge of its mouth to the fourth edge of said sheet, said skirt secured to the other edge of the mouth of said pocket and all the angular edges of said parts reinforced with shock absorbing material.

3. A packing envelope comprising a sheet of flexible material, a skirt of similar material extending around and secured to a part of the peripheral edge of said sheet, a pocket having a mouth defined by two edges, said pocket having one edge of its mouth secured to that part of the edge of the sheet not secured to the skirt and the other edge of the mouth secured'to the skirt.

4. A protective device for chairs comprising a seat part, leg parts depending from said seat, each leg of substantially V cross section and arranged with the open face directed inwardly, and a back embracing envelope part secured to apart of the peripheral edge of the seat part having its mouth opening downwardly and outwardly beyond said seat part.

5. The'structure of claim 4: with shock absorbent material positioned in the inner angles 

